FOTD -- September 26, 2010 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: There was no antiquing trip on Saturday, but I did get talked into an expedition to a large gardening store in Brickerville. Actually, it was a rather pleasant trip, especially when FL and I stopped at a great little restaurant on the way back to FC, where I enjoyed Maryland crab cakes in Pennsylvania. When we finally did get back to FC, it was past sunset, and I doubted that I would have time to get the FOTD posted on time; but my luck in the fractal world was exceptional, and I found today's image on the first try. I named the image "In a Minor Seahorse" because its parent Mandeloid is so twisted that is is nearly impossible to discern the main period-2 bud at a quick glance. But by counting the arms of the stars, I soon found the main bud, which is actually one of the smaller buds on the shore line of the main bay. Today's scene lies in the valley leading to this bud, which actually is the Seahorse Valley of the parent Mandeloid. I rated the image at an 8. If I had had more time to work on the colors, I might have raised the rating to a 9. But even a rating of an 8 is a bargain when the calculation time is a mere 1-2/3 minutes. Those who are not bargain shoppers may view the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Near perfect summer-like conditions prevailed here at Fractal Central on Saturday. The temperature reached a delightful 79F 26C under cloudless blue skies and a refreshing breeze from the west. The fractal cats enjoyed the conditions while sleeping. My day was reasonably pleasant at the garden store, while FL was in her glory. The next FOTD will be posted in about 24 hours. Until then, take care, and be skeptical of zealous skeptics. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= In_a_Minor_Seahrse { ; time=0:01:40.73-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+0.021047652834869/+0.7303394840536240\ /3.1714e+011/1/-150/0 params=1/1.1/-1/-1.1/0/0/0/0 maxiter=2400 inside=0 logmap=233 periodicity=6 colors=00010A20A30A40A52A64A76A88A9ACACFBEGDHKEKPG\ NUJScLXmObrQgvTmzVrzXtzTwzPzzLITI5SL9QNCOPFNRILTLK\ VPIXSGZVF`YDb`CddAfg8hj7jm5lp4jk5hg6gc6eZ7cV8bR8`M\ 9ZIAYEAVLBSRBPXCNbCKhDHnDFtDErEDqECoEBnEzsEzqFxnFw\ mKtmSqmUnmWkmYhm_emacmccmecmgcmicmkcmmcmocmqcmscmu\ cmwcmzcmzcmzamz_mzYnzWozUpzSqzPrzMqzNqzOqyQqxRqwTq\ vUquWptXpsZpr_prapsbptdpteougouhovjowkowmoxnoxmlwl\ jwlhwkewkcwjawjZwiXwiVwhSwhQwgOwgMweLtcKrGBIbKo`Jm\ ZIjYIhWHeVHcTGaRFZQFXOEUNESLDPJCNICKGBIoD4lC5iC6fC\ 7cC8`C9YCAWBBTBCQBDNBEKBFHBGiQ0gP1fO2eO2cN3bM4aM4_\ L5ZL6YK6XJ7VJ8UI8TH9RHAQGAPGBOFCMECLEDKDEICEHCFGBG\ sdeqbcoabm`akZ`jY_hXZfVYdUWbTVaRU_QTYPSWORVMQTLPRK\ NPIMNHLMGKKEJIDIGCHpakkZgg`ccc`_hXVmURrQNvNJzJkz4`\ z8QzCczh`zeZzbWz_UzXRzUPzRMzOzzLzzIzz4zz6zz7zz9zzA\ zzCzzDzzFzz6zz7zz7zz8zz8zz9bz9`zA_zAYzBXzBVzBUzCSz\ CRzDPzDOzEMzELzFJzFIzGGzG } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================